Sandra Isabelle (Cumming) Durant
Passed on: March 14th, 2017
Sandra Isabelle Durant, of Lingan, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the New Waterford Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in New Waterford, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Mary (Fraser) Cumming. Sandra worked for years as a medical secretary at New Waterford Hospital in the x-ray department. She also worked at the Sydney City Hospital and at St. Rita’s Hospital. Sandra and her sister Charlotte sang in their father’s band, they played at variety concerts and dances throughout Cape Breton Island. She loved her Siamese cats and Alaskan malamute dogs. Sandra is survived by her husband of 46 years, Edison (Ed) Durant; sister, Charlotte (Paul) McPhee and niece, Tracey Walker. Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 5 to 9 p.m. in V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 380 Smith Street, New Waterford.
A church service will be held on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 2 p.m. in Calvin United Church, with Rev. Duncan Roach officiating. Interment will follow in Union Grove Cemetery. Donations in memory of Sandra may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Online condolences can be expressed to the family at: www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
